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Tawanda Mahanzu, a Zimbabwean entrepreneur and inventor ("the applicant"), has approached the Intellectual Property Tribunal of Zimbabwe ("the IPT") ...

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Part one of this series by Myriam Christmann was titled The Thorny Issue of Cultural Appropriation and served as an introduction to the topic in general and introduced the idea ...

Almost overnight, most office-based workers had to adapt to remote working conditions when social distancing regulations were put in place in March this year to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

As technology continues to advance, the digital landscape is constantly evolving, presenting new opportunities and challenges for Intellectual Property (IP) law.

In 2018, the Namibian High Court issued a decision in favour of the Applicants.

Intellectual property (IP) plays a critical role in research and education, both of which form the foundation of any university. No matter the type of IP, and irrespective of the complexities involved in the creation of such IP, ...

In the South African context, we are regularly confronted by examples of what is labelled as "cultural appropriation". What is cultural appropriation and where is the line ...

Kindly note that the Somalia Registry is now operational and it is possible to file trade mark applications in Somalia.

As a millennial, it took me a while to embrace the Tiktok trend and ‘get with the Gen Z program'. In between billable work one evening, I found myself scrolling on the app...

It is only natural and prudent to want to protect a personal brand by acquiring a trade mark, but there is a common misconception that using or registering a personal name or full names as a trade mark is an absolute right.

Ten months have passed since the Judge President of the Gauteng Division of the High Court introduced a directive making mediation compulsory before the allocation and retention of civil trial dates.

A Johannesburg High Court recently dismissed a plaintiff's insurance claim after more than thirteen years of inordinate delay and failure to prosecute.

It is not uncommon for the contracting parties to a written agreement to verbally agree on additional terms or terms which are intended to vary the content of the written agreement.

Within the legal profession, it is ordinarily said that "if the facts are unfavorable to you, argue the law and, if the law is unfavorable to you, argue the facts."

The sudden and unexpected implementation of the Road Accident Fund's controversial Management Directive had many attorneys up in arms not so long ago.

We have, over the years, become so accustomed to reading, hearing or even witnessing the firsthand aftermath of horrific motor vehicle accidents on South African roads, ...

An injury to a person's toes would not necessarily be regarded as a serious injury in a claim against the Road Accident Fund, unless you are a male thespian.